Secondary School Boys’ First XI Cup Match Reports Day Four
Otago Boys’ High School v Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Otago Boys’ High School 273/5 (J Pryde 87, M Chu 85) beat Palmerston North Boys’ High School 105 all out (T O’Connor 22, C McAuslan 2-3, H Kindley 2-18) by 168 runs
Scorecard
Otago Boys’ High School batted first in their fourth-round game against Palmerston North Boys’ High School on Lincoln Green.
Otago Boys’ lost both openers cheaply, but the middle order batted well and Jack Pryde (87*) Max Chu (85*) batted superbly together and finished the innings off in style, capitalising on any loose balls and fielding errors.
Pryde and Chu’s partnership of 182 runs raced Otago Boys’ to the impressive score of 273.
Otago Boys’ followed up their impressive batting display with a tight and aggressive bowling performance, regulary picking up wickets and not allowing Palmerston North Boys’ to establish large partnerships.
Tom O’Connor top-scored for Palmerston North Boys’ with 22, Cameron McAuslan the pick of the bowlers for Otago Boys’ with an amazing 2-3 while Hunter Kindley also bowled well for 2-18. Otago ended with a fine 168-run win.
